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Show Each Garfield Community To Celebrate Utah's 24th Communities all over Garfield County are readying for Pioneer day Weekend celebrations. From the smallest to the largest, special plans have been made to mark the state's most popular summeer holiday. holi-day. A rundown of events follows: PANGUITCH The Panguitch 24th celebration got under way on Wednesday at 10 a.m. with the Panguitch Invitational High School Rodeo primarily held at the LDS Stake Center. This year eight young women from Utah and Idaho competed for the rodeo royalty title. Each girl prepared a timed speech performed in front of judges, they were also given an impromptu one-minute subject to speak on, a written test of high school rodeo rules and regulations, an interview, some modeling and two patterns of horsemanship in the rodeo arena. The girls were scored on each activity and top scores won the competition for queen and three attendants. The royalty was announced at 4 p.m. Wednesday, (See Communities To Celebrate Pioneer Day Holidays On Page 3A) Communities To Celebrate From Page 1 alter press time. The queen will win a saddle, first and second attendants both receive buckles and the third attendant receives a satin jacket. The royalty will reign over all four days of festivities and ride in the parade on Saturday. Rodeos are planned nightly Thurs.- Sat. at 7 p.m. with a dance to follow each evening to the tunes of the Oak Creek Band at the fair building for a cost of $3 per person and $5 per couple. A full slate of events is scheduled for Saturday, July 22 beginning with a scout breakfast at 6:30 a.m. at a cost of $3 per person and $15 for a family held at the vacant lot atlOO E. Center in Panguitch. A parade, to the theme of "Anything Goes" will line-up at 9:15 and review through town at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. the annual Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Program will take place at the LDS Stake Center featuring former resident Don Marshall. It will be a musical program "Stroll Down Memory Lane." The deep-pit barbeque beef dinner is at 12:30 at the fair building, at a cost of $3 for children and $5 per adult. The dinner will be followed by kiddie races and a volleyball tournmane at the PHS field. An alumni program will be presented at the high school at 4, with the evening capped off with the finals rodeo at 7 p.m., a dance and fireworks. ESC AL ANTEBOULDER Preparations are well under way for the Escalante celebration on Saturday, July 22. The theme selected this year is "Pioneering Is Fun." The first event to kick off the holiday weekend will be the Moquette sponsored big dance on Friday evening, July 21 at 9 p.m. to the tunes of "Stampede" at the old high school gym. All other events will be held Saturday. Floats are secreted away and crews are working furiously for the parade to be held at 9:30 a.m.. At 10:30 a.m. the annual Griffin's Shootout will follow the parade. The boy scouts are sponsoring dinner this year to begin about 1 1 a.m. (after parade) at the LDS Ward Church. The mouthwatering menu includes deep pit beef roasts, salads, casseroles, rolls and cake for dessert. Hungry participants should bring their own utensils and invite someone visiting in town at the local motels and RV parks. Prices are $3 each for children 10 and under and $5 each for persons 1 1 and above. A program will follow dinner at 1:30 p.m. The carnival runs from 4-6 p.m at the ballficld at the old high school. Races will start promptly at 4 p.m.. Lots of activities are planned including games, crafts and food. The Chamber of Commerce is collecting donations for a rummage sale to be held during the carnival. A tent has been donated and all proceeds will go to next year's Mountain Man Rendezvous. The riding club is gathering prizes for a drawing to be held during the rodeo which starts at 7 p.m. Fireworks, put on by the volunettcr fire department, will cap the evening at 10 p.m. TROPIC, CANNON VILLE & HENRIEVILLE The three communities of Bryce Valley will join together for a day long celelcbration held in Tropic on Saturday, July 22, with all proceeds to benefit boy scouting. This event is also the 100th anniversary of the Tropic LDS Ward. The traditional parade will line up at the school at 9:30 a.m. and begin at 10 a.m. There will be a flag ceremony and program at the town park at 11 a.m. with children's races, pony rides, games with prizes, horsehoes, volleyball, a muzzle loader and axe throwing contests, a Relief Society bake sale and lots of food concessions. A Quilt Display and Contest is planned for Saturday to be held at the Tropic Scout House. Citizens are encouraged to participate and may Peggy Palmer at 679-8792 to have your quilt picked up for display. They will be judged on Saturday and prizes awarded. At 3 p.m. there will be Softball behind the B.V. gym. The rodeo at Ruby's Inn will be a major fund raiser for the scouts so buy tickets early and stick around for the fireworks immediately following. An open air dance will close the evening at the town park. (Communities To Celebrate Pioneer Days On Page 6A) Communities To Celebrate From Page 3 A ANTIMONY The Antimony LDS Primary will sponsor festivities this year with only one event planned for Monday, July 24 for the Primary-age children, 3 years to 12 years. Children should dress in pioneer fashion, and bring wagons or wheel barrows and meet at the LDS Ward Chapel at 10 a.m. There will be a short pioneer trek, followed by a pioneer-type meal. The meal will feature homemade bread and beans, beed jerky, honey candy and homemade root beer and ice cream. The children will play and sing songs to wind up the day. HATCH Hatch Town will also hold their festivities Saturday, July 22. The day will begin with a flag ceremony at 7aTm. The childrens parade will run from 9 to 10 a.m. There will be races and games immediately following the parade at the town park. An afternoon Softball game is planned, followed by a pit barbeque beef dinner with all the trimmings at 6 p.m. Fireworks begin when its good and dark. |